barrens

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Bees are routinely trucked into the region to pollinate the blueberry barrens each spring.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2024

Smith and co-authors examined changes in species composition across the mosaic of barrens and persistent forests to untangle how kelp loss impacts the broader ecosystem.

From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2024

But the rapid transformation of semirural areas into barrens of concrete tilt-up “logistic parks” is encountering a backlash.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2023

Narrow but well-worn paths weave through a landscape of heath and coastal barrens, a colorful carpet of wildflowers and evergreens made into dwarf-like shrubs by constant exposure to salt spray and wind.

From Washington Post • Aug. 13, 2022

The loons, geese, ducks, and shorebirds had heard the message from the environment and had left the barrens of Alaska and Canada.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George